Roller-skate brake.



N0. 805,942, PATENTED NOV. 28, 1905.

" G; M. BEALS.

ROLLER SKATE BRAKE. APPLICATION FILED 11.20, 1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE M. BEALS, OF LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TOHAYWARD M. BARTLETT, OF LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS.

ROLLER-SKATE BRAKE.

To all whom it. may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE M. BEALS, a' citizen of the United States,and aresident of Lowell, in'the county of Middl'esex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inRoller Skate Brakes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to roller-skates; and-it consists of a brake forthe purpose of allowing the wearer to stop readily whenever he sodesires and without injury to the skates.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which.

Figure 1 shows my device as attached between the rear rollers of a pairof roller-skates, Fig. 2 shows a bottom view of my device detached. Fig.3 shows a side view of the device detached.

The present usual method of stopping by the skater is to turn the toe ofone foot outwardand by allowing the rollers to drag sidewise on thefloor to create friction enough to allow him to stop. This injures theskate and is not effective. I

Fig. 1 shows a side view of the heel portion of a roller-skate. Arepresents one of the rear rollers. B is thebaseeplate. O is theheelstrap. Dand Eare the supports for the rear axle, andv F is theholder portion of my de- Holder F consists of a piece of metal cut awayat G to fit over the end of support E and to rest firmly at all pointsof contact with E. This holderFis cleft between ffand g, and in thiscleft is inserted a'wedge-shaped pad M N, of rubber, leather, felt,cloth, or other suitable material of such elasticity and softness as notto injure the floor. Thispad is held in place in the holder by glue andalso;

preferably, by means of rivets or pins m m,

which may be readily pulled out when it is desired to replace an old'pad with a new one.

' The holder Fispierced by the hole H, and through this hole is passedthe bolt L. This bolt L takes the place of the pin which is generallyused 'to hold the axle and its bearings in place with supports D and E.A nut Z, screwed on the said bolt L, holds my brake firmly in' place,whilethe portion cut away at Specification bf Letters Patent.

Application filed April 20, 1905. Serial No. 256,551.

Patented Nov. 28, 1905.

G prevents it from swiveling on nut L. This construction allows my'braketo be readily attached to or detached from a skate without boring orotherwise modifying the framework thereof.

The pad M N is preferably beveled at Nin order to present a nearly flatsurface to the floor, and holder F is rounded at f, so that as the padis pressed backward and upward by contact with the floor it will not becut by'a sharp edge of the holder.

The operation of my device is as follows: Ordinarily in skating the padM N is above and out of contact with the floor. When it is desired tostop, the skater has only to raise the toe of either foot, leaving therear rollers on the floor, and this brings the pad of my brake incontact with the floor, and the friction quickly stops the skater. Incase one starts to fall backward the toes are naturally lifted,thebrakes depressed, and the momentum of the feet is stopped to such anextent that the body is thrown forward and the skater readily regainshis equilibrium.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to cover by Letters'Patent, is

1. In a detachable roller-skate brake, a friction-pad, a metal holder soformed .at one end as to fit the rear-axle supports and so cleft at itsother end as to receive said pad, axle-bearings, and supports therefor,combined with a bolt and nut adapted to pass through and hold in placethe rear-axle bearings, its supports 7 v 8.'In a roller-skate brake, awedge-shaped friction-pad, combined with a metal holder so cut away atone end as to fit the rear-axle supports and so cleft at its other endas to carry said pad and to present a rounding surface between the endof its top member and said pad and. rear-axle supports, as described.

4. In a roller-skate brake, a wedge-shaped friction-pad, a metalholder-adapted at one In testimony whereofllmve afiixed mysigend to fitthe rear-axle supports and so cleft nature in presence of two Witnesses.at its other end as to carry said pad, a bolt and nut adapted to holdsaid holder to the GEORGE BEALS' 5 frame of the skate, and pins adaptedto hold Witnesses:

the pad and holder together combined with JOHN G. GORDON,

rear-axle supports, as described. GARDNER WV. PEARSON.

